Resilient tire.



l. S. JUAREZ.

RESILIENT TIRE. APPucATloN FILED 1AN.6. 1915.

1,295,903, Patented Mar. 4, 1919. 2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

I. S. JUAREZ.

RESILIENT T IRE. APPLlcAloN FILED JAN. 6. 191s.

1 ,295,903. I Patented Mar. 4, 1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

JOS SANCHEZ JUAREZ, OF MEXICO, MEXICO.

RESILIENT TIRE.

Specification of Letters'Patent.

Patented Mar. d, i919.

Application filed January 6, 1915. Serial No. 780.

T0 all whom, t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOS SANCHEZ J UAREZ, a citizen of the United States of Mexico, residing at Mexico city, in the Distrito Federal and State of Mexico, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rcof rubber thereby materially reducing the cost of manufacture of the same.

Referring to the drawings zy Figure 1 1s a side elevation of a portion of the improved tire;

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view taken through aportion of the tire;

Fig. 3 is a circumferential sectional view of a portion of the tire;

Fig. 4 is a. detail sectional view of the rim or tire with the traction members removed therefrom; and

Fig. 5 is a detail view in elevation 'of one of the traction members.

Referring now particularly to the drawings by corresponding characters of reference throughout the several views, the numeral l designates a rim which consists of a circular body 2 having depending side flanges 3 and circumferential beads el, which can be omitted if desired.

Projecting from the body portion 2 of the rim or tire l isa plurality of guide extensions 5, each having a central passage therein extending through the body portion l. as shown in Fig. 2. These guide extensions 5 are arranged in slanting relation to each other and radially .with relation to the axis of the wheel to which the tire is to be attached.

Mounted in each of the guide extensions 5 is a sliding plunger 6, having a head 7 and a reduced portion 8 which is integral with the said head 7 and which projects from the under side thereof. The reduced portion or extension is round in cross section, and is of a size substantially equal to the size of the opening in each guide extension 5, and is adapted to be received therein as shown in Fig. 2.

Surrounding each of the guide extensions 5 is a coil spring l() which comes in contact with the body portion l of the rim or tire at one end, and with the plunger at its opposite end. The lower end of each plunger G is made to receive a. Cotter pin 1Q or other suitable fastening means for the purpose of preventing the said plungers from being forced out of their normal positions.

From the foregoing it will be seen that, in use, the load of the vehicle on which said tires are used, will be supported by the coil springs 10, which owing to the contact of the heads 7 of the plungers G with the roadway, and the sliding relation of the plungers 6 to the body of the rim or tire, are put in action when the heads 7 of the plungers 6 are brought in contact with said roadway. When, upon continued rotation of the wheel, the heads of the plungers 6 leave the roadway, the springs l() operate to return the plungers 6 to normal position. The next successive plungers touching the roadway put their respective springs into action, thus providing for continual resilient support of the load.

The rim is provided with suitable openings 13 topermit of easy removal or substitution of the plungers and sprin which detach the tires from the wheel.

What I claim is Y A resilient tire comprising a circular body portion having inwardly directed side flanges, said circular body portion having openings formed therein, guides projecting from said openings, plungers slidable in thc guides and having heads formed upon their outer ends, springs engaging the pluilgers lfor yieldingly forcing them in predeten mined position, thel inner ends of said plungers being disposed within said circular body portion, fastening means engaging the inner ends of said plungers, and the said flanges having openings therein affording access to the fastening means.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSE SANCHEZ JUAREZ.

Witnesses:

ALONSO MARISCAL Y FINA, THos. G. LEWIS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing che Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. G. 

